Seat cover



May. 4 1926.

Patented May 4, 1926-.

UNITED srarics rasata f .Tassa L. THOR-Nanny, or ENsLrsrr, iraniana.`

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Application tiled July 38,

To all whom et' may concern:

' Be it known' that I, JEssn L. THGR'NBURY, a citizen of the United State s,`and resident of the city of English, county of Crawford, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements iny Y Seat Covers, of which the following is a specifical tion, containing a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in seat covers and has for its object a seat cover intended primarily for use on automobile and railway coach seats which is composed of a washable fabric and which can be readily attached to and removed from the back of the seat.

A further object is to construct a. washable seat cover, one end of which is provided with removable spring clips for securing the same to the back of a seat.

In the drawings Fig, l is a section of a seat showing my device in position; l

Fig. 2 is a fragmental plan view of one end of the cover showing the pockets in which the spring clips are inserted;

Fig. Sis a fragment-al perspective view of the same and showing the manner of inserting the spring clips and F ig. 4L is a perspective view of one of` they spring' clips made use of. y

In the construction of my device I make use of a seat 5 which is provided with a seat member 6, and a back member 7. These members are preferably upholstered. My cover consists of a sheet of textile material 8. This material is preferably washable although if desired, fancy material such as velour and the like ma be employed. The only essential feature eing that the material out of which the cover is made can be either washed or cleaned. The. edges of the material are either hemmed, as illustrated in Figs, 2 and 3, or in the event that velour and the like rare used, the edges may be bound so as to prevent ravelling.

Secured to the rear side of the material 8 at one end are pockets 9. These pockets extend longitudinally of the material Vand are spaced apart laterally, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. The pockets 9 have their4 ends 10 closed, while the ends 11 are left open to permit the insertion of thespring a y .party ieee.r seria N9. 652,239.

clips 12. The spring clips are preferably formed of liat spring material andhave their end 13 rolled or beaded. The end 13 is designed to come in contact with the closed end 10 of the pockets and is beaded for the purpose of preventing the clip from cutting through the material. The spring clip is substantially horseshoe shaped. The ends 13 and 111 are close together while the intermediate portion is formed in the shape of a relatively large curve 15. It will be noted that the portions of the clip between the portion 15 and the ends 13v and 14 are also curved, the curved portion adjacent the end 14 being the clip to t snugly against the 'upholstering of the back member 7, while the purpose of the curved portion adjacent the end 13 permits the clip to readily adjust itself for various thicknesses of seat backs. Were these curves not present, the ends 13 and la would extend away from the front and back sides of the back member and make an unsightly job. They would also make vthe seat uncomfortable because they would poke into the back of the person occupying the seat and would also have a tendency to out through the material.

The pockets 9 are preferably made of a very soft finish material which may be padded so as to prevent any scufing of a leather covered seat or any scarring of the finish on the back of the seat. This padded construction is especially desired when used on automobile seats because the back of an automobile seat very frequently has a high polish finish.

It will be noted from Fig. 3 that the spring clips 12 have their endV 13 inserted in the pocket first and the material out of which the pockets areformed being flexible, permits the clips to be inserted fully in the pockets and also to be readilyremoved when the cover is to be cleaned. After the spring clips have been inserted in the pockets, it is an easy matter to slip them over the back of the seat and arrange the cover for the purpose of permitting so that both the back and seat members and the front edge of the seat is completely covered.

My device is especially useful in protecting light 'clothes from becoming soiled through contact with leather or plush covered seats such as are usually found iny automobile and railway coaches, and at the same time is of such construction that the same can be quickly removed and readily cleaned.

Furthermore by the use of my device it is not necessary to put any eyelets or button clasps or similar fastening means on the seat, the spring,` clips securely holding, the cover against laccidental removal.

aving fully described my invention, what claim is A seat cover comprisfmgvg` any oblong sheet of textile material, longitudinally extending pockets secured to one Vtace of said material and Within the borders of said material in spaced apart relation to each other and at one end of said sheet, the pockets being closed at the ends adjacent the end of the material, horse shoe-shaped clips toi-med of flat spring` material and each having one of its ends beaded7 one oi' said clips inserted and completely housed in each of said pockets with the beaded end located .tthe closed end of said pockets whereby the cutting or fraying of saidV closed ends is prevented and the cover may be readily attached and detached to and from a seat back Without'inpairing the flexibility o the cover, and without the clips contacting With the seat cover, the clips being readily removable so that said sheet can be laundered and ironed, i

In testimony whereof, I have signed-my name to this specification.

JESSE AL. THOBNBURY. 

